Dubai to fit waste collection vehicles with weight sensors

Dubai to add weight sensors to waste trucks

Sensors, new tracking app are part of a wider push to improve collection and recycling

What Dubai’s new nature reserve plan means for wildlife

Project will strengthen biodiversity protection, explore future expansion under Dubai 2040

The strategic collaboration was announced during the inaugural Dubai Environment Conference and Exhibition 2026

Tadweer targets 80% landfill diversion in Abu Dhabi

Tadweer outlines new technologies to improve waste collection, sorting and recycling

Tadweer links sustainability with UAE heritage at ADIHEX 2026

UAE hospitality sector launches sustainability alliance

Alliance will help hospitality groups share knowledge and tackle environmental challenges

UAE hospitality groups unite to tackle environmental challenges

UAE markets free of eggs recalled in US

Authorities say checks found no recalled products imported or sold in UAE markets

UAE markets are free of US-recalled eggs linked to salmonella fears, reassuring consumers after thorough food safety checks and import reviews.

UAE houbara programme marks 49 years at ADIHEX

More than 1.1 million houbara have been bred under the UAE conservation programme

AI, breeding and tracking technology showcase nearly five decades of conservation

Abu Dhabi sets out plan to manage stray cat numbers

Moving stray cats creates a ‘vacuum effect’ that can bring new animals into an area

The Department uses a programme known as TNVMR alongside humane methods of keeping animals away from areas where they may cause problems.

No E. coli-linked berries found in UAE markets

Checks found no record of recalled GreenWise products entering or being sold in the UAE

E. coli bacteria are commonly found in the intestines of humans and animals, but some strains can cause foodborne illness.

UAE reaches 51% of 100 million mangrove planting target

Nearly 23,000 artificial caves have been deployed to support marine habitats

The UAE has 16 protected areas, and national plans seek to increase marine protected areas to 30 per cent by 2030, in line with the National Biodiversity Strategy 2031.

Al Ain plants 1,807 ghaf trees to curb drifting sand

The 14km project uses 1,807 ghaf trees to protect motorists and nearby areas

The project is designed to create a natural green barrier capable of reducing wind speeds and limiting the movement of sand.

Abu Dhabi records first-ever Olive Ridley turtle nest

Turtle laid 109 eggs on Saadiyat Island, with 40 hatchlings making it to the sea

First confirmed Olive Ridley turtle nest found on Saadiyat Island adds a fourth turtle species to the emirate’s waters.

Blood Moon eclipse to cover 96% of lunar surface

About 96% of the Moon will enter Earth’s darkest shadow at maximum eclipse

Astronomers classify it as a deep partial lunar eclipse because a small portion of the Moon will remain outside Earth’s umbra.

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